Caramelize onions faster
You love dressing up everything from burgers to pizza with the rich, sweet flavor of caramelized onions. But they take so long to cook, you don’t make them as often as you’d like. A quicker way: Add a dash of baking soda (1⁄4 tsp. per pound of onions) as the vegetables sauté. This pantry staple lowers PH to help speed the chemical reaction that causes browning, so onions are tender in just 15 minutes!